BECAUSE OF A CRASH LOCATED SOUTH OF THAT INTERSECTION. IF YOU ARE HEADING NORTHBOUND,
GET READY FOR MILD SLOWDOWNS.
>> Justin: STAY AT HOME ORDERS
FOR ORANGE AND OSCEOLA COUNTY.
THE RULES STARTED AT 11:00.
THEY’LL LAST FOR THE NEXT TWO
WEEKS.
EZZY CASTRO IS LIVE IN ORLANDO.
OFFICIALS SAY THIS IS ALL ABOUT
KEEPING PEOPLE SAFE.
>> Reporter: JUSTIN, LEADERS IN
BOTH COUNTIES SAY THIS IS ABOUT
SLOWING THE SPREAD OF THE VIRUS.
THE NUMBER OF CASES KEEP GOING
UP.
THEY ARE HOPING PEOPLE WILL STAY
AT HOME AND AVOID HANGING OUT
WITH OTHERS.
>> ALL THESE EFFORTS ARE MEANT
TO KEEP RESIDENTS AT HOME AND
STOP THE SPREAD OF THE HIGHLY
CONTAGIOUS VIRUS WE ARE DEALING
WITH.
>> LEADERS IN ORANGE AND OSCEOLA
COUNTIES URGING RESIDENTS
YESTERDAY TO FOLLOW THE NEW STAY
AT HOME ORDER OF YOU IN EFFECT.
NON-ESSENTIAL BUSINESSES ARE NOW
CLOSED AND PEOPLE CAN’T TRAVEL
UNLESS THEY HAVE TO.
MANY PLACES WILL STAY OPEN LIKE
GROCERY STORES AND GAS STATIONS.
>> THIS HAS BEEN A ROLLER
COASTER RIDE FOR MANY PEOPLE IN
THE COMMUNITY.
IT IS NOT OVER YET.
>> Reporter: BUSINESSES IN
CENTRAL FLORIDA HAVE FELT THE
IMPACT FROM THE SHUTDOWN WITHIN
THE LAST SEVERAL WEEKS.
NOW MORE BUSINESSES WILL HAVE TO
KEEP THEIR DOORS SHUT UNTIL AT
LEAST APRIL 9.
LEAST APRIL 9. . >> IT IS NOT JUST ME, IT IS NOT
JUST PEOPLE I KNOW.
IT IS EVERYBODY.
I WANT IT TO BE DONE SO
EVERYBODY CAN GET BACK TO THEIR
NATURAL EVERYDAY LIFE.
>> Reporter: VIOLATORS CAN FACE
AN ARREST.
THEY ARE HOPING THAT WON’T
APPROXIMATE THE CASE AND
RESIDENTS WILL FOLLOW THE RULES.
ORANGE COUNTY STILL REMAINS
UNDER CURFEW FROM 11:00 A.M. --
11:00 P.M. UNTIL 5:00 A.M.
IF YOU WANT TO LEARN WHAT
BUSINESSES WILL STAY OPEN, WHICH
WILL BE CLOSED, WE HAVE THAT ON
CLICKORLANDO.COM.
>> Justin: WHILE MARION COUNTY
DOESN’T HAVE AN ORDER YET, THEY
HAVE MORE MANDATORY CLOSURES.
ALL INTERNET CAFES, BOWLING
ALLEYS AND MOVIE THEATRES ARE
CLOSED.
THAT INCLUDES PLACES THAT CATER
TO SENIOR CITIZENS LIKE BINGO
HALLS AND HORSE TRACKS.
THE ORDER WILL STAY IN EFFECT
FOR 60 DAYS.
>> ALL THESE CLOSURES AND STAY
AT HOME ORDERS ARE TO STOP THE
SPREAD OF CORONAVIRUS AS
CONFIRMED CASES CONTINUE TO
INCREASE.
NATION-WIDE, THE TOTAL NOW
STANDS AT OVER 85,000, THAT
SURPASSED CHINA YESTERDAY FOR
THE MOST CASES IN THE WORLD.
HERE IN FLORIDA, OUR CONFIRMED
CASE COUNT WENT UP BY OVER 500,
SINCE THIS TIME YESTERDAY TO
MORE THAN 2300.
THE MAJORITY ARE IN BROWARD,
MIAMI-DADE AND PALM BEACH
COUNTY.
ORANGE COUNTY HAS THE HIGHEST
NUMBER OF CASES IN 118.
>> Kristin: THE MORE DRIVER OF
THOSE NUMBERS IS MORE TESTING.
HUNDREDS MORE ARE EXPECTED TO BE
TESTED AT THE DRIVE-THROUGH SITE
AT THE CONVENTION CENTER.
265 PEOPLE WERE SCREENED JUST
YESTERDAY WITH 250 GETTING THE
TEST.
THE SITE REMAINS ONLY FOR
HEALTHCARE WORKERS, FIRST
RESPONDERS AND THOSE WHO ARE 65
YEARS OR OLDER AND HAVE SYMPTOMS
OF CORONAVIRUS.
IF YOU ARE AT LEAST 65, YOU MUST
HAVE A FEVER OF 99.6 OR HIGHER
AND HAVE RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS.
>> IN ADDITION TO THAT TESTING
SITE, IT APPEARS ORANGE COUNTY
DOCTORS WILL BEGIN MAKING THEIR
OWN TEST KITS IN ORDER TO
PROCESS PATIENTS FASTER.
>> WE HAVE ACQUIRED SUFFICIENT
INGREDIENTS TO MAKE OUR OWN TEST
KITS.
TOMORROW WE’LL OPEN A LITTLE
SHOP WITHIN THE HEALTH
DEPARTMENT TO START MAKING
HEALTH KITS.
WE’LL CONTINUE TO ACQUIRE THOSE
PRODUCTS.